lend-lease

  • 21Lend-Lease Act, 1941 —    Approved by Congress in March 1941, the Lend Lease Act gave the president the power to transfer the title, lend, or lease any equipment to any nation whose defense was considered vital to the security of the United States. Initially intended… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • 22lend lease — Synonyms and related words: accommodate with, advance, advancement, advancing, bareboat charter, charter, farm, farm out, float a loan, hire, hire out, hiring, job, lease, lease out, lease back, lease lend, lend, lending, lending at interest, let …

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  • 23lend-lease — /lɛnd ˈlis/ (say lend lees) noun 1. an arrangement, originally between the US and Britain, where British land was leased to the US in return for the use of US destroyers. 2. any similar arrangement, or reciprocal loan of goods, personnel,… …

  • 24Bovis Lend Lease — Infobox Company name = Bovis Lend Lease type = Public genre = foundation = London, 1885 Acquired by Lend Lease Corporation in 1999 founder = location city = location country = location = Australia locations = area served = key people = Mark… …

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  • 25Crosby Lend Lease — (Formerly Crosby Homes) is a British property developer who have constructed many high profile developments such as Orion Building in Birmingham, The Haçienda in Manchester and Clarence Dock in Leeds. Crosby were successful at the Mail on… …

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  • 26Franklin D. Roosevelt: Proposal for Lend-Lease — ▪ Primary Source              As Britain s situation in the war grew more desperate, her ability to pay for needed arms and material rapidly diminished. Following his election to a third term in November 1940, President Roosevelt determined to… …

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  • 27lease-lend — n. Same as {lend lease}. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28lend — [v] loan, accommodate add, advance, afford, allow, bestow, confer, contribute, entrust, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, lay on one, lend lease, let, loan shark*, oblige, permit, present, provide, shark, stake, supply, trust; concepts… …

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  • 29lease lend — Synonyms and related words: accommodate with, advance, charter, farm, farm out, float a loan, hire, hire out, job, lease, lease out, lease back, lend, lend lease, let, let off, let out, loan, loan shark, negotiate a loan, rent, rent out, sublease …

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  • 30lease-lend — /lis ˈlɛnd/ (say lees lend) noun, verb (t) (lease lent, lease lending) Chiefly British → lend lease …